2020

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2020/05/why-do-jewish-virtue-signallers-ignore.htmlFringe Jewish groups like Jewish Voices for Peace obsess about the Palestinian Nakba, but studiously avoid using the F-word. Why are they being so polite? F is for Farhud, writes Rabbi Andrea Zanardo  in the […]

http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2020/05/a-tale-of-two-converts-for-shavuot.htmlShavuot is the festival when the Book of Ruth is read. Ruth, a Moabite, pledges loyalty to her mother-in-law Naomi and joins the Jewish people.  Although Judaism does not encourage proselytism, it does accept bona […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/05/0528-links-pt2-questioning-legitimacy.htmlFrom Ian: Questioning the Legitimacy of Israel’s Existence Is Anti-Semitic Does the U.S. have a right to exist? Is the U.S. military a terrorist organization? Most Americans would reject these questions as unreasonable and unfair. […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/05/no-news-copy-can-make-up-for-biased.html Drunk on self-importance, the media long ago forgot that their job is to be objective in reporting the news. While the complexity and gravity of our current situation requires nuanced reporting, instead we get […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/05/0528-links-pt1-death-of-dogma-after.htmlFrom Ian: Amb. Alan Baker: If Abbas Can Revoke Solemn Obligations over a Knesset Speech, of What Value Are Any Palestinian Commitments? On May 18, 2020, Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority and Chair […]

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/05/chag-sameach.html       Tonight is the holiday of Shavuot, so I will be off on Friday. Have a wonderful Yom Tov!  

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2020/05/palestinian-news-site-dont-be.html   Tawfik Abu Shomer is a Gaza-based author and journalist who analyzes Israeli society. he has worked for the Palestinian Ministry of Information. His most recent article describes the antisemitism that has accompanied the […]

https://anneinpt.wordpress.com/2020/05/28/chag-shavuot-sameach-10/The festival of Shavuot (“Feast of Weeks” or Pentecost), beginning tonight is the culmination of the 7 weeks (hence the name) of counting the Omer – Sefirat Ha’Omer. We are instructed by G-d (ויקרא כ”ג:ט”ו […]